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• PROSPECT HEIGHTS: Garner protesters greet royals at Barclays Center

  09-12-2014 23:56
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Noah HurowitzThe Brooklyn PaperThey were royally pissed.
  
  Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Barclays Center on Monday night for a fifth straight night of protests following a grand jury’s decision not to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo for choking Gowanus native Eric Garner to death on Staten Island, only this demonstration coincided with a visit by Prince William and Kate Middleton. One protester said the de
  
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• Police say rapper, wife tried to reconcile before killing.

  09-12-2014 23:17
  
  Los Angeles police say rapper and estranged wife had tried to reconcile before murder-suicide
  
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• Nielsen's top programs for Dec. 1-7

  09-12-2014 23:05
  
  A list of the top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratings for Dec. 1-7
  
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• Wife found guilty in ex-Penn hoops star's slaying

  09-12-2014 23:02
  
  Wife found guilty, mentally ill in slaying of ex-Penn center; 1979 team reached Final Four
  
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• NBC's vocal power pulls through

  09-12-2014 22:55
  
  Singing shows plus Sunday night football help NBC to ratings win
  
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• Can Eric Garner protests impact retail sales?

  09-12-2014 22:54
  
  Since the Eric Garner grand jury decision came down last week we've seen protests across New York and the country. Last weekend, some of those protesters moved into Macy's Herald Square and the Apple Store. Their hope was to disrupt corporate America and draw attention to racial injustice by hitting retailers where it hurts: sales. But are they having an impact?
  
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• FORT GREENE: Tree-light-ful: Fort Greene, Boerum Hill flip the switch

  09-12-2014 22:50
  
  Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Matthew PerlmanThe Brooklyn PaperThey’ll leave the lights on for us.
  
  The holiday season is in full swing in Brooklyn, and Fort Greene Park and Boerum Hill got in on the action over the weekend with two tree lightings. One mom braved cold, soggy weather to bring her daughter out to Fort Greene’s Sunday shindig.
  
  “It was freezing, but it was fun,” said Kerry Odom, who came from Crown Heights to th
  
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• Joan Rivers' will taps daughter to handle trust

  09-12-2014 22:43
  
  Joan Rivers' will taps daughter Melissa to handle the late comedienne's trust, filing says
  
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• Ex-US goalie Friedel joining Fox as soccer analyst

  09-12-2014 22:09
  
  Former US goalkeeper Brad Friedel joining Fox as a soccer analyst
  
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• Michigan college class focuses on Netflix series

  09-12-2014 21:50
  
  Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan offers English class on 'Orange is the New Black'
  
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• Panthers' Newton suffers back fractures in crash

  09-12-2014 21:38
  
  Panthers say QB Cam Newton suffered fractures to his lower back in car crash in Charlotte
  
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• Panthers say QB Cam Newton suffered fractures to his lower back in car crash in Charlotte

  09-12-2014 21:28
  
  Panthers say QB Cam Newton suffered fractures to his lower back in car crash in Charlotte
  
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• Joaquin Phoenix's brief 'engagement' on Letterman

  09-12-2014 21:20
  
  Joaquin Phoenix announces 'engagement'; says it's all a joke hours later
  
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• FBI: Not clear yet where Sony attack came from

  09-12-2014 21:15
  
  FBI director: Investigators not yet certain who's responsible for cyberattack on Sony
  
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• California police suspect rapper killed wife, self

  09-12-2014 21:12
  
  Los Angeles police suspect rapper shot and killed TV actress wife, himself
  
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• Magic Johnson glad athletes using 'their voice'

  09-12-2014 21:10
  
  Athlete activism: Magic Johnson pleased athletes using platform, voice for peaceful protest
  
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• Panthers' Cam Newton in hospital after car crash

  09-12-2014 20:51
  
  Panthers quarterback Cam Newton in fair condition at a hospital after 2-car crash in Charlotte
  
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• Paul Thomas Anderson on Altman, Phoenix and 3-D

  09-12-2014 20:47
  
  Paul Thomas Anderson on Robert Altman, Joaquin Phoenix and 3-D
  
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• Ronda Rousey memoir coming in 2015

  09-12-2014 20:43
  
  Memoir by actress and martial arts champ Ronda Rousey coming in May 2015
  
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• Kenya to probe Al-Jazeera on death squad story

  09-12-2014 20:39
  
  Kenya government to probe makers of Al-Jazeera report on death squads
  
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• Anderson goes back to Cali for 'Inherent Vice'

  09-12-2014 20:35
  
  Lured back to California again, Paul Thomas Anderson films Thomas Pynchon's 'Inherent Vice'
  
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• Panthers' Cam Newton taken to hospital after crash

  09-12-2014 20:22
  
  Panthers QB Cam Newton taken to hospital after car crash; extent of his injuries unclear
  
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• Reporter’s notebook: My Garner protest arrest and NYPD’s changing tactics

  09-12-2014 20:01
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Noah HurowitzThe Brooklyn PaperI spent a night in jail for doing my job.
  
  In the past two weeks protests have erupted in New York and across the country in response to the decisions by two grand juries to not indict two white police officers in the killings of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, and I have spent several long nights walking for miles in demonstrations, filing live updates on Twitter, and writing reports for this paper.
  
  On Nov. 25, the night afte
  
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• Bjorn Ulvaeus talks ABBA and band's new photo book

  09-12-2014 19:37
  
  Bjorn Ulvaeus on why ABBA will never reunite; talks about band's authorized photo biography
  
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• Katy Perry, spider-dog top popular online videos

  09-12-2014 19:02
  
  Katy Perry, spider-dog top 2014's popular online videos on YouTube
  
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• 'Selma' nominated for 8 NAACP Image Awards

  09-12-2014 18:59
  
  'Selma' leads NAACP Image Awards film contenders with 8 nominations; ABC tops TV nods
  
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• Young Lions girls’ basketball team off to roaring start

  09-12-2014 18:56
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joseph StaszewskiBrooklyn DailyThe Bishop Loughlin girls’ basketball team is well aware of the buzz generated by its young but extremely talented squad, and is embracing the high expectations as a source of motivation.
  
  “We are trying to live up to the hype and show everybody what we can do,” said sophomore Milicia Reid.
  
  Loughlin is off to good start after a convincing 66–37 victory over Cardinal Spellman in a Catholic girls’
  
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• LA police suspect rapper shot, killed wife, self

  09-12-2014 18:54
  
  Los Angeles police suspect rapper shot and killed TV actress wife, himself
  
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• Rosanna Scotto meets Royal couple

  09-12-2014 18:38
  Queen Bey and King James weren't the only royalty in the house at the Barclays Center Monday night for Brooklyn Nets versus Cleveland Cavaliers game.  The arena also played host to Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.  Beyonce, Jay Z and LeBron James got a chance to meet Prince William and Kate Middleton, but their most memorable encounter was likely that of meeting Good Day New York co-host Rosanna Scotto.
  
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• FORT GREENE: One last crack! American Ballet Theatre performs its last ‘Nutcracker’ at BAM

  09-12-2014 18:19
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Vanessa OgleBrooklyn DailyAw, nuts!
  
  The American Ballet Theatre is performing “The Nutcracker” for its fifth and final season at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, kicking off its last string of 13 performances on Dec. 12. The company is taking its Christmas show to California next year, so this is your last chance to catch a performance that is truly a dance-step above the others in town — at least according to the troupe’s chief exec
  
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• Review: 'Inherent Vice' goes by in a pleasant haze

  09-12-2014 18:12
  
  Film review: 'Inherent Vice' is a hazy trip into Pynchon land, with Joaquin Phoenix as guide
  
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• Young Ejecta Unveils Gorgeous New Song from Upcoming Mini-Album

  09-12-2014 18:11
  
  The most exquisite electronic pop music I’ve heard in recent memory comes from Young Ejecta, a duo based in Brooklyn consisting of singer Leanne Macomber and producer Joel Ford (Macomber had worked with the groups Fight Bite and Neon Indian; Ford had collaborated with Autre Ne Veut and Oneohtrix Point Never). Last year, Young Ejecta released a wonderful album called Dominae, which consists of sensuous and subdued synthpop augmented by Macomber’s lovely vocals. Now Young Ejecta ret
  
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• Kanye, Usher Phylicia Rashad to get BET Honors

  09-12-2014 18:10
  
  Kanye West, Phylicia Rashad and Usher among those to receive BET Honors
  
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• 'Downton' producer open to taking show to New York

  09-12-2014 17:55
  
  'Downton Abbey' producer open to taking show on location to New York
  
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• LeBron James' Royal faux pas

  09-12-2014 17:36
  
  It might not be a requirement, but experts say anyone meeting a member of the Royal Family should refrain from touching them.  So when LeBron James of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers put his arm around Duchess Kate Middleton during a photo -op at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn Monday night, folks across the pond gasped.
  
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• LeBron's royal faux pas

  09-12-2014 17:09
  
  It might not be a requirement, but experts say anyone meeting a member of the royal family should refrain from touching them. So when LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers put his arm around Duchess Kate Middleton during a photo -op at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn Monday night, folks across the pond gasped.
  
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• Prince William, Kate visit Sept. 11 Memorial

  09-12-2014 16:35
  
  Prince William, Kate visit Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum; will attend fundraiser in evening
  
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• At 84, Rowlands dances back onscreen in 'Lessons'

  09-12-2014 16:33
  
  At 84, Oscar-nominated actress Gena Rowlands dances back onscreen in 'Lessons'
  
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• NBC Universal launches fitness digital network

  09-12-2014 16:31
  
  Radius, a fitness digital network, launched by NBC Universal
  
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• Fox announces global premiere for series

  09-12-2014 16:28
  
  Fox's 'Wayward Pines' set for extensive global rollout next May
  
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• CLINTON HILL: Hangout hangover! Urine, trash, threats stain Clinton Hill plaza

  09-12-2014 16:28
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Matthew PerlmanThe Brooklyn PaperA triangular plaza in Clinton Hill that includes a de-mapped block of road is a magnet for sinister loiterers that kills business, argue some neighbors who are opposing the city’s move to make it permanent.
  
  The city first created Putnam Plaza, in the wedge formed by Grand Avenue, Putnam Avenue, and Fulton Street, in 2011 by blocking off the end of Putnam with rocks and planters. But adjacent businesses and community a
  
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• Irish singer Sinead O'Connor joining Sinn Fein

  09-12-2014 16:26
  
  Rebel with a cause: Irish singer Sinead O'Connor joins Sinn Fein, wants IRA-linked leaders out
  
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• Austria unhappy over diva's outreach to Donetsk

  09-12-2014 16:18
  
  Austrian foreign ministry: Netrebko's outreach to Donetsk artists could be used for propaganda
  
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• Instant Holiday Cheer with Christmas Tree Delivery–Just Add Lights (and Cookies)

  09-12-2014 16:14
  
  I don’t care what anyone says about commercialism, tourists or even the Rockettes–I love the holiday season in New York City. Now, there are plenty of professional complainers who take issue with the term “holidays” as being too vague and politically correct, but from Thanksgiving through New Year’s is a whole season of special events, including Hanukkah, Kwanza, winter solstice and yes, Christmas. If you need an even stronger Christian focus, I’ll extend t
  
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• CLINTON HILL: Vagrant foul! Urine, trash, threats stain Clinton Hill plaza

  09-12-2014 16:11
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Matthew PerlmanThe Brooklyn PaperA triangular plaza in Clinton Hill that includes a de-mapped block of road is a magnet for sinister vagrants that kills business, argue some neighbors who are opposing the city’s move to make it permanent.
  
  The city first created Putnam Plaza, in the wedge formed by Grand Avenue, Putnam Avenue, and Fulton Street, in 2011 by blocking off the end of Putnam with rocks and planters. But adjacent businesses and community ac
  
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• Obama health adviser apologizes for 'glib' remarks

  09-12-2014 15:52
  
  Obama health adviser Gruber apologizes for 'glib, thoughtless' remarks now under attack by GOP
  
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• AP PHOTOS: Top pictures from Europe and Africa

  09-12-2014 15:31
  
  AP PHOTOS: A gallery of top AP pictures from Europe and Africa for week of Dec. 1-7, 2014
  
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• Bale says Moses could be considered a 'terrorist'

  09-12-2014 14:59
  
  Christian Bale says Moses was a complicated hero who could be considered a 'terrorist'
  
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• Ice bucket, Brazil elections popular on Facebook

  09-12-2014 14:14
  
  What's on our minds? Facebook posts year's most popular topics, including World Cup and Ebola
  
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• Review: Charli XCX's sophomore CD is no 'Sucker'

  09-12-2014 13:50
  
  Review: British singer Charli XCX brings on the attitude for new punk rock album, 'Sucker'
  
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